Setlists featuring Why Does the Sun Shine?, page 8
11 Oct 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI, USA
Main: Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Clap Your Hands, The Famous Polka, I Am a Paleontologist, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Pirate Girls Nine, Bed Bed Bed, Roy G. Biv, Alphabet Lost and Found, Fibber Island + Zilch by The Monkees, Particle Man, What Is a Shooting Star?, My Brother the Ape, Alphabet of Nations, Older, Where Do They Make Balloons?, Seven, Graveyard, Doctor Worm
Encore: Meet the Elements, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
10 Oct 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Main: Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Clap Your Hands, The Famous Polka, I Am a Paleontologist, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Pirate Girls Nine, Bed Bed Bed, Roy G. Biv, Alphabet Lost and Found, Fibber Island + Zilch by The Monkees, Particle Man, What Is a Shooting Star?, My Brother the Ape, Alphabet of Nations, Older, Where Do They Make Balloons?, Seven, Doctor Worm
Encore: Meet the Elements, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
10 Oct 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, James K. Polk, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, We Want a Rock, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Clap Your Hands, Cowtown, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man, Twisting, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: Damn Good Times, Graveyard, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Drink!, Ana Ng, New York City by cub
9 Oct 2009 - They Might Be Giants at The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Graveyard, James K. Polk, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Twisting, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Clap Your Hands, Cowtown, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Your Racist Friend, Women & Men, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, We Want a Rock, Particle Man, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: Damn Good Times, The Mesopotamians, Graveyard, New York City by cub
Encore 2: Drink!, Fingertips
8 Oct 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Saint Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Damn Good Times, Los Angeles, My Brother the Ape, Youth Culture Killed My Dog, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, Seven, Hearing Aid, James K. Polk, Shoehorn With Teeth, What Is a Shooting Star?, Drink!, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Dead, Spider, Don't Let's Start, New York City by cub, Cowtown, Graveyard, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 1: Science Is Real, Ana Ng
Encore 2: We Live in a Dump, The Mesopotamians
1 Oct 2009 - They Might Be Giants at State Theatre of Ithaca, Ithaca, NY, USA
Main: Meet the Elements, Los Angeles, Youth Culture Killed My Dog, My Brother the Ape, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, Unsupervised, I Hit My Head by Mono Puff, Seven, Hearing Aid, James K. Polk, Shoehorn With Teeth, To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Willie Nelson, Science Is Real, Drink!, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Spider, West Virginia by John Linnell, Damn Good Times, Don't Let's Start, Cowtown, New York City by cub, What Is a Shooting Star?, Graveyard, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 1: Alphabet of Nations, The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Dead, We Live in a Dump, Ana Ng
13 Sep 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Oak Ridge Park, Clark, NJ, USA
Main: Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, The Guitar, Ana Ng, New York City by cub, The Mesopotamians, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Meet the Elements, Take Out the Trash, Asbury Park, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm, Damn Good Times, What Is a Shooting Star?, Memo to Human Resources, I'm Impressed, Drink!, Graveyard, Alphabet of Nations
Encore: Particle Man
22 May 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO, USA
Main: Damn Good Times, Asbury Park, West Virginia by John Linnell, Meet James Ensor, Doctor Worm, Alphabet of Nations, Unsupervised, I Hit My Head by Mono Puff, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man, We Want a Rock, Twisting, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Encore 1: Drink!, Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), The Mesopotamians
Encore 2: Clap Your Hands, The Guitar
9 May 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY, USA
Main: Alphabet of Nations, Seven, Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Pirate Girls Nine, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Apartment Four, E Eats Everything, No!, Clap Your Hands, I Am a Paleontologist, Older, Particle Man, Fibber Island + Zilch by The Monkees, Four of Two, Robot Parade, Alphabet Lost and Found, I Am Not Your Broom, John Lee Supertaster, Why Does the Sun Shine?
Encore: Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip, Doctor Worm
9 May 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY, USA
Main: Twisting, Fingertips, The Mesopotamians, Cyclops Rock, Withered Hope, Memo to Human Resources, Don't Let's Start, Dinner Bell, Asbury Park, Seven, Doctor Worm, The Guitar, Clap Your Hands, Ana Ng, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal, New York City by cub, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Graveyard, Damn Good Times
Encore 1: Drink!, Particle Man
Encore 2: She's an Angel, Sleepwalkers
18 Apr 2009 - They Might Be Giants at McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, USA
Main: The Mesopotamians, West Virginia by John Linnell, Twisting, Fingertips, Cyclops Rock, Withered Hope, Memo to Human Resources, Don't Let's Start, Asbury Park, Seven, Doctor Worm, Clap Your Hands, Ana Ng, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal, New York City by cub, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Older, Graveyard, Damn Good Times
Encore 1: Drink!, Subliminal, Particle Man
Encore 2: She's an Angel, Sleepwalkers
28 Mar 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, USA
Main: Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip, I Am a Paleontologist, Alphabet of Nations, Pirate Girls Nine, Seven, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Apartment Four, E Eats Everything, No!, Clap Your Hands, Particle Man, Doctor Worm, Alphabet Lost and Found, Fibber Island, Zilch by The Monkees, Four of Two, I Am Not Your Broom, One Dozen Monkeys, Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)
Encore: Why Does the Sun Shine?
28 Mar 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, USA
Main: West Virginia by John Linnell, New York City by cub, She's an Angel, Ana Ng, They Might Be Giants, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Subliminal, My Evil Twin, Unsupervised, I Hit My Head by Mono Puff, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Albany, Dallas, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Glasgow, Charlottesville, Asbury Park, Brooklyn, Older, Withered Hope, Seven, Four of Two, Drink!, Experimental Film, Alphabet of Nations, The Mesopotamians
Encore 1: Museum of Idiots, Spy, Birdhouse in Your Soul
Encore 2: Clap Your Hands, Doctor Worm
31 Jan 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, USA
Main: Fibber Island, Alphabet of Nations, Pirate Girls Nine, Seven, Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work), Particle Man, Apartment Four, Alphabet Lost and Found, E Eats Everything, No!, Clap Your Hands, One Dozen Monkeys, Four of Two, Where Do They Make Balloons?, I Am Not Your Broom, Boss of Me, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Bed Bed Bed, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Doctor Worm
Encore: Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip, Sleepwalkers
30 Jan 2009 - They Might Be Giants at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, USA
Main: Sleepwalkers, Ana Ng, Damn Good Times, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Withered Hope, Drink!, Wicked Little Critta, Take Out the Trash, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Alphabet of Nations, Seven, Doctor Worm, Meet James Ensor, The Famous Polka, Older, See the Constellation, Birdhouse in Your Soul, The Guitar, Clap Your Hands, Don't Let's Start, Spider, New York City by cub, The Mesopotamians
Encore 1: Fingertips, Particle Man
Encore 2: Maybe I Know by Lesley Gore, James K. Polk
31 Dec 2008 - They Might Be Giants at TLA / Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main: Philadelphia, Don't Let's Start, Withered Hope, Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal, Damn Good Times, Wicked Little Critta, Dinner Bell, Unsupervised, I Hit My Head by Mono Puff, The End of the Tour, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Drink!, Auld Lang Syne, Mr. Me, S-E-X-X-Y, Museum of Idiots, Cowtown, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, See the Constellation, Seven, Doctor Worm
Encore 1: Older, The Mesopotamians, Alphabet of Nations
Encore 2: Birdhouse in Your Soul, Clap Your Hands, The Guitar
31 Dec 2008 - They Might Be Giants at TLA / Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main: Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal, S-E-X-X-Y, Particle Man + I Love to Sing by Bob Lind, Auld Lang Syne, Drink!, Wicked Little Critta, Damn Good Times, Dead, The Guitar, Clap Your Hands, Withered Hope, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, She's an Angel, Doctor Worm, Mr. Me, Asbury Park, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Cowtown, New York City by cub, Ana Ng, Older, The Mesopotamians, Fingertips
Encore 1: Philadelphia, James K. Polk, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Encore 2: Alphabet of Nations
13 Dec 2008 - They Might Be Giants at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
Main: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal, S-E-X-X-Y, Drink!, Particle Man, Wicked Little Critta, Damn Good Times, Dinner Bell, The Guitar, Clap Your Hands, Withered Hope, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Take Out the Trash, I'm Impressed, Don't Let's Start, Older, James K. Polk, The Mesopotamians
Encore 1: Alphabet of Nations, Doctor Worm, Graveyard, Robot Parade
Encore 2: Fingertips
5 Dec 2008 - They Might Be Giants at Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
Main: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal, S-E-X-X-Y, Drink!, Particle Man + I Love to Sing by Bob Lind, Unsupervised, I Hit My Head by Mono Puff, Spider, Damn Good Times, Dinner Bell, Seven, The Guitar, Clap Your Hands, Withered Hope, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Dead, Take Out the Trash, West Virginia by John Linnell, Don't Let's Start, Robot Parade, James K. Polk, Memo to Human Resources
Encore 1: Alphabet of Nations, Doctor Worm
Encore 2: Ana Ng, Graveyard, The Mesopotamians
28 Nov 2008 - They Might Be Giants at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
Main 1: Theme From Flood, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Lucky Ball & Chain, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Dead, Your Racist Friend, Particle Man + I Love to Sing by Bob Lind, We Want a Rock, Twisting, Someone Keeps Moving My Chair, Hearing Aid, Minimum Wage, Letterbox, Whistling in the Dark, Hot Cha, Women & Men, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, They Might Be Giants, Road Movie to Berlin
Main 2: Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal, S-E-X-X-Y, The Mesopotamians, West Virginia by John Linnell, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Does the Sun Really Shine?, Dinner Bell, Unsupervised, I Hit My Head by Mono Puff, She's an Angel, Damn Good Times, Withered Hope, Seven, Doctor Worm, Clap Your Hands, Mr. Me
Encore 1: Older, James K. Polk, Fingertips
Encore 2: Drink!, Graveyard, Alphabet of Nations